Pettyjohn succeeds Booth in Sussex seat

1:04 AM,
Nov. 7, 2012

Brian Pettyjohn

Written by

James Fisher
| The News Journal

Brian Pettyjohn, a Republican who walked a meandering path to the ballot in Tuesday's election, won a seat in the state Senate representing the 19th District, only a little more than a month after he told voters he would run.

Pettyjohn defeated Democrat Jane Hovington in the race to determine who would succeed Sen. Joe Booth, the Republican incumbent defeated by Eric Bodenweiser in September's primary. Bodenweiser left the race in October without explanation, but he was indicted days later on charges of sexually abusing a young boy many times between 1987 and 1990.